The Department of Commerce has released a request for comment on AI Accountability Policy. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is requesting comments on AI system accountability measures and policies. The comments will help the administration to draft and issue a report on AI accountability policy development focusing on AI assurance ecosystems. Comments are due June 10th, 2023.

Summary: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby requests comments on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system accountability measures and policies. This request focuses on self-regulatory, regulatory, and other measures and policies that are designed to provide reliable evidence to external stakeholders – that is, to provide assurance – – that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy. NTIA will rely on these comments, along with other public engagements on this topic, to draft and issue a report on AI accountability policy development, focusing especially on the AI assurance ecosystem. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 10, 2023.

This request for comment is related to numerous other recent government initiatives to advance trustworthy AI including the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, OSTP’s AI Bill of Rights (“Blueprint”) and NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework. The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has commented on multiple of these initiatives and answered many calls for comments and requests for information on these documents (listed below).

All comments must be submitted through the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Click the “Comment Now!” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Additional instructions can be found in the “Instructions” section below after “Supplementary Information.”